Tooth-brush.



S. B. & G. S. HUSCH.

TOOTH BRUSH.

-APPLIOATION FILED APR. 5. 191sl 1,080,634, Patented Dec. 9, 1913 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SYLVESTER B. HUSCH AND GEORGE S. HUSCH, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

TOOTH-BRUSH.

Application filed April 5, 1913. Serial No. 759,016.

To all 'whom it may concern Be it known that we, SYLVESTER B. I-IUsCH and Gnonon S. HUsoI-I, both citizens of the United States, residing at New York city, county and State of New York, have jointly invented a new and Improved Tooth-Brush, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a tooth brush of novel construction which comprises essentially a tubular magazine and a plurality of bristle bundles contained therein and adapted to be successively projected from the nozzle thereof. 1n this way a fresh bundle may be used at each operation, so that cleanliness is insured and sanitary requirements are complied with.

The invention also comprises various other features of construction, all as more fully pointed out in the specification and appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing: Figure l is a side view of a tooth brush embodying our invention; Fig. 2 a plan; Fig. 3 an enlarged longitudinal section partly in side view; Fig. 4 a similar section through a further modification.

Referring more particularly to Figs. l-3, the tooth brush comprises essentially a rigid tubular casing or magazine 10 having a curved nozzle 11. 'lo the forward end of casing 10, there is pivoted in bearings 12, a curved jaw 13, normally depressed by a spring 14 and extendin with its bent forward end in front of tie upper shortened end of nozzle 11. Within casing 10, there is contained a plurality of short bristle bundles 15, said bundles being inclosed by a common breakable wrapper 16 to constitute a core. lhe magazine is charged with this core from the rear, it being here provided with a screw cover 17.

In use, the core is pulled forward until the end of the foremost bundle 15 protrudes from the nozzle, such bundle being held in position by the spring action of jaw '.2 After the brush has been used, the jaw is opened, and the core pulled out to expose a fresh bristle bundle, while the old bundle together with its wrapper is torn oil and thrown away. In this way, a clean bundle is available for each operation, so that cleanlness is insured.

In Fig. 4, the magazine 25 has a tapering nozzle 2G and contains a plurality of bristle bundles 27. These bundles are successively advanced by means of a screw plunger 28 that engages the rear threaded end of the magazine and carries a knob 29, by means of which the plunger may be turned.

It will be seen that by the construction described, the magazine may be recharged from time to time with a new lot of bristle bundles, so that the magazine will constitute a permanent addition to the toilet, which may be used with an unlimited number of said bundles.

We claim:

1. A tooth brush comprising a, rigid tubular magazine having a nozzle and a plurality of inclosed bristle bundles, said bundles being adapted to be successively projected from said nozzle.

2. A tooth brush comprising a tubular casing having a curved nozzle, and a springinfluenced jaw, pivoted to the casing and cooperating with said nozzle, a plurality of bristle bundles inclosed within the casing, and a breakable wrapper encompassing the bristle bundles.

A tooth brush comprising a tubular casing having a curved nozzle, provided with an upper shortened section, a curved spring-influenced jaw pivoted to the casing and having a bent forward end extending in front of the shortened nozzle section, a plurality of bristle bundles inclosed wit-hin the casing, and a breakable wrapper encompassing the bristle bundles.

SYLVESTER B. HUSCH. GEORGE S. HUSCH.

Witnesses:

FRANK v. Bumsen, KA'rI-IERYNF. Koen.

Patented Dec. 9, 1913. 

